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WorksheetsMini Play Questions for A Midsummer Night's Dream 1-5
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Where can you find evidence of the following claim in the play: Women had far fewer rights than men during this time period.
Helena is not able to get Demetrius to fall in love with her.
Hermia is not allowed to marry who she wants.
Hermia's father is forbidding her to marry so he can have a servant.
How did Queen Elizabeth I reign set the mood for the play?
She was a fierce and unjust ruler, causing the play to be dark and tragic.
She restored peace and justice, meaning the play will end in such a way.
She was not the best ruler, therefore Shakespeare mocks rules and monarchs throughout the play
How does Egeus describe Lysander's love for Hermia?
Egeus says that Lysander has paid her to marry him instead of Demetrius.
Egeus says that Hermia doesn't truly love Lysander but is doing so just to break his heart.
Egeus says that Lysander has bewitched her heart by romancing her.
What is the reason why Hermia has to choose marrying Demetrius, become a nun, or die?
The Athenian law says that daughters obey their parents, therefore Hermia needs to do as she is told and marry Demetrius.
The Duke and Egeus do not like Hermia because she is a woman. Since women are not looked at as human, she has no opinion.
During this timer period, it was said that women did not have the smarts or wisdom to make their own decisions, therefore she needs to have options presented.
What does Hermia mean by "choose love from another's eyes"?
She has to love someone because another person tells her to.
She has to love someone that she does not know.
She is told to love because it is her time to get married.
Which of the THREE details is part of Lysander's plan?
He has a widowed aunt who lives alone and can look after them.
She lives far away from Athens and Athenian law.
She is rich beyond reason and can help them start a new life.
They will elope in isolation.
What is Helena's problem with being called "fair"?
Helena finds her outer appearance to be ugly, so she hears "fair" and thinks Hermia is mocking her.
Helena thinks that being called "fair" is an insult to her beauty.
She is jealous that Hermia and her looks get's Demetrius' attention.
What does Helena mean when she says "true love looks not with the eyes but with the mind."
What is Helena's intention of telling Demetrius about Lysander's plan?
She thinks that being honest and open will show him how wonderful she is.
She thinks he will be chivalrous and stop Hermia from ruining her life.
She thinks Demetrius will give up on marrying Hermia and marry her instead.
Which THREE reasons explain why Titania's fairies afraid of Oberon?
He is upset that Titania has asked to be separated from him.
He is in a grumpy mood because he wants the boy to raise on his own.
He has stopped the fairies from doing their jobs around the world.
He has lost his kingdom due to the fight with Titania.
What is the object that Oberon tells Pick to go and find?
The young boy that Titania is raising
a purple flower
the dew that the fairies are dropping on the flowers
What does the juice from the purple flower do?
It causes the person to wake up and fall in love with the first being they see.
It causes the person to wake up and have immortality.
It causes the person to wake up and never be able to tell a lie.
What was Oberon's first plan to use the flower for?
He wants to drop the juice on Titania's eyes.
He wants to drop the juice on Helena's eyes.
He wants to drop the juice on Demetrius' eyes.
What are Demetrius and Helena talking about in the woods?
He wants her to stay and she wants to leave.
He wants her to leave him alone and she keeps following.
He says he does not love her and she agrees.
What was Oberon's first plan to use the flower for?
He wants to drop the juice on Titania's eyes.
He wants to drop the juice on Helena's eyes.
He wants to drop the juice on Demetrius' eyes.
